--- title: "Heather Maahs: candidate for MLA in Chilliwack North, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/heather-maahs" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:03:33.690Z" meta: description: "Heather Maahs won Chilliwack North in 2024 after serving as a Chilliwack school trustee from 2008. In 2026 she questioned the government on child care as t..." "og:description": "Heather Maahs won Chilliwack North in 2024 after serving as a Chilliwack school trustee from 2008. In 2026 she questioned the government on child care as t..." "og:title": "Heather Maahs: candidate for MLA in Chilliwack North, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Heather Maahs won Chilliwack North in 2024 after serving as a Chilliwack school trustee from 2008. In 2026 she questioned the government on child care as t..." "twitter:title": "Heather Maahs: candidate for MLA in Chilliwack North, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Chilliwack North · BC provincial 2026 # Heather Maahs Chilliwack North MLA since 2024 and interim leader of the Official Opposition from June to September 2026, running again for the Conservatives. Heather Maahs won Chilliwack North in 2024 after serving as a Chilliwack school trustee from 2008. In 2026 she questioned the government on child care as the Conservative critic, spoke and voted against the freedom of information changes in Bill 9, and led the Official Opposition from June to September. On October 1 and 2, 2026 the BC NDP called on her party to drop her as a candidate over remarks she made in 2022. Interim leader Lorne Doerkson said he does not share that view and that she remains a candidate. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Conservative Party of BC2026 ![Heather Maahs, from her Conservative Party of BC candidate page.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/images/candidates/heather-maahs-640.webp) *Heather MaahsMLAv.* [Image: Conservative Party of BC](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/heather-maahs/) Candidate research / October 3, 2026 A researched record of Heather Maahs's 14 commitments, 25 recorded votes and legislature actions from 2025 and 2026, 21 public statements and speeches, 5 accountability entries and 14 news items. Most come from the legislature record, caucus releases and local reporting. **14**Commitments **25**Programs **14**News articles **70**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Heather Maahs? No campaign event for Heather Maahs was confirmed by an organizer on 2026-10-03. No all-candidates meeting for Chilliwack North was found. The dates below are voting days. Checked October 3, 2026 · All event times are Pacific time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [2026 provincial general election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC

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1. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 2. Oct 10No appearance confirmed 3. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 4. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 5. Oct 13No appearance confirmed 6. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 7. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 8. Oct 16Voting day 9. Oct 17No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 18No appearance confirmed 11. Oct 19No appearance confirmed 12. Oct 20No appearance confirmed 13. Oct 21No appearance confirmed 14. Oct 22No appearance confirmed 15. Oct 23No appearance confirmed 16. Oct 24Voting day

### Voting dates - Oct 16Advance voting begins - Oct 24General voting day At official British Columbia voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/) - [2026 provincial general election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated. 01 / Introduction ## About Heather Maahs Heather Maahs is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Chilliwack North on Elections BC's list for the general election of October 24, 2026. She won the district in 2024 with 11,776 votes, 54.58% of the valid vote, according to the Elections BC statement of votes. The statement marks BC NDP candidate Dan Coulter, who received 8,125 votes, as the sitting member at that time. The Chilliwack Progress reports that she served as a Chilliwack School District trustee from 2008. In a letter printed on December 2, 2024 she wrote that she was resigning the seat, after 16 years, to focus on her work as MLA. Fraser Valley Today reported in February 2024 that the Chilliwack Board of Education had censured her three times in a year while she was a trustee. CBC News reported on June 30, 2026 that party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, who had no seat in the legislature, named Maahs interim leader of the Official Opposition. A caucus release of the same day also names her the critic for child care and early childhood education. Arrow Lakes News reported on September 21, 2026 that the Conservative caucus chose Lorne Doerkson as interim leader after Findlay resigned. In the legislature in 2026 she questioned the Minister of Education and Child Care on child care spending during the budget estimates, spoke against Bill 9 on freedom of information and against Bill 13 on access zones at places of worship, and spoke for a private member's bill on car insurance benefits. The vote index records her as one of four members who voted no at third reading of Bill 12, the Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act. The 2025 vote index lists 86 recorded votes for her and the 2026 index lists 50. In 2025 she gave a budget speech on crime, overdoses and farming in Chilliwack, and supported an amendment to raise the basic personal income tax credit to $20,462. The party's candidate page describes her work on reading skills and parental rights in education. Those are the party's own statements. On 2026-09-30 the same page labelled her "Interim Conservative Party Leader", a title no other source read by voche.me gave her. On 2026-10-03 the page is headed "RE-ELECT Heather Maahs, Candidate for Chilliwack North" and the label is gone. The Conservative caucus page lists her as Shadow Minister for Agriculture and for Childcare and Early Childhood Education. On October 2, 2026 the BC NDP called on the Conservatives to drop her as a candidate over comments she made in 2022, when she was a school trustee, about a book in a school library. CTV News reported on October 3 that interim leader Lorne Doerkson said he does not share the view, and that she remains a candidate. The accountability section sets out the 2022 words, the NDP call and the replies found. [Two candidate forums set for Chilliwack ridings on Oct. 13 and Oct. 21 ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/chilliwack-forums-october-2026) Read the sources Promises / Commitments and evidence ## Commitments and the available evidence. Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery. 14 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3 2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge ### Child care funding that follows the child In a caucus release on May 20, 2026, Maahs, as Conservative critic for child care, said funding should follow the child so families can choose care that works for them, and that public, not-for-profit and private providers should all help meet demand. In the estimates debate on March 9, 2026 she said public money goes mostly to licensed centres while most families use other kinds of care.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: A statement of how funding should work. It names no program change, cost, number of spaces or date.
What still needs checking: Does a Conservative platform give a cost and a start date for funding that follows the child?

- [NDP Government Fails to Deliver Affordable Childcare](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/ndp-government-fails-to-deliver-affordable-childcare/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia - [Your Perspective: B.C. NDP fails to deliver on $10/day child care promise](https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2026/05/21/b-c-ndp-fails-to-deliver-on-10-day-child-care-promise/)Campaign · Fraser Valley Today (opinion piece by Heather Maahs) - [Debates of March 9, 2026 (afternoon): Education and Child Care estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260309pm-Hansard-n136.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Train teachers in research-based reading methods In the estimates debate on March 9, 2026, Maahs said she hoped the money for early reading screening would help teachers retrain in research-based methods for teaching reading.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Said in a question to the minister. It names no program, cost, number of teachers or date.
What still needs checking: Does the Conservative education plan name a training program and a budget for it?

- [Debates of March 9, 2026 (afternoon): Education and Child Care estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260309pm-Hansard-n136.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Screen four-year-olds in school-run child care In the estimates debate on March 9, 2026, Maahs asked whether children in child care run by school districts could be screened for reading problems before kindergarten.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Raised as a question. It names no cost or date.
What still needs checking: Does she or her party propose screening before kindergarten as a measure?

- [Debates of March 9, 2026 (afternoon): Education and Child Care estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260309pm-Hansard-n136.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · GovernanceNot established ### Delay and defeat the freedom of information changes in Bill 9 In debate on April 21 and May 6, 2026, Maahs spoke against Bill 9, which changes the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and supported a motion to delay the bill by six months.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The vote index records her yes on the delay motion and her no at second and third reading. The transcript of May 28, 2026 shows the bill passed third reading 46 to 46, decided by the Speaker's casting vote. She named no plan of her own for the law.
What still needs checking: Would a Conservative government change the act back, and with what bill?

- [Debates of April 21, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421pm-Hansard-n159.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9 hoist motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 28, 2026 (afternoon): third reading votes](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260528pm-Hansard-n188.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · GovernanceNot established ### Special committee to review the human rights system In a letter printed by the Chilliwack Progress on March 20, 2026, Maahs wrote that she had placed a motion on the order paper asking for a special committee to review the Human Rights Tribunal, including time limits for complaints and free speech protections for local elected officials.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: The letter quotes part of the motion. voche.me did not find the motion debated or voted on in the 2026 indexes. It names no cost or date.
What still needs checking: Was the motion debated, and does the party repeat it in its platform?

- [Letter: Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs explains recent first reading vote](https://theprogress.com/2026/03/20/letter-chilliwack-north-mla-heather-maahs-explains-recent-first-reading-vote/)Campaign · Chilliwack Progress 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### Enforce existing laws to protect places of worship In the Bill 13 debate on March 31, 2026, Maahs said access zones around places of worship would not stop hatred or violence, and that police should enforce the hate, violence and property laws that already exist.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: A statement of approach. It names no police funding, number of officers or date.
What still needs checking: Does she or her party say what funding police would get to enforce these laws?

- [Debates of March 31, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 13 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331pm-Hansard-n145.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Power supply and chargers before electric vehicle targets In the Bill 16 debate on April 20, 2026, Maahs criticized the government's electric vehicle sales targets and said power supply and charging infrastructure must be in place first.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: A statement of approach on the targets. It names no target, cost or date.
What still needs checking: What would a Conservative government do with the electric vehicle sales rules?

- [Debates of April 20, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 16 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420pm-Hansard-n157.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Lower development cost charges on new homes In the Bill 16 debate on April 20, 2026, Maahs said the bill's steps to reduce development cost charges, fees on new building, were a step in the right direction, and asked whether they go far enough.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She welcomed the government measure and gave no measure, amount or date of her own. The vote index records her no votes on clauses 2 and 3 of Bill 16. Those two clauses cover judicial review of cabinet confidentiality (see the Bill 16 entry under votes). The clauses on development cost charges, 25 and 26, were approved in the transcript of April 28, 2026 with no division recorded.
What still needs checking: Does the Conservative housing plan say how far the charges would fall?

- [Debates of April 20, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 16 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420pm-Hansard-n157.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 28, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 16 committee stage](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260428pm-Hansard-n166.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · HousingNot established ### Treat the loss of one limb as a catastrophic injury for car insurance In the debate on April 20, 2026, Maahs spoke for Bill M237, a private member's bill from MLA Sheldon Clare. She said the Insurance (Vehicle) Act counts the loss of two or more limbs as a catastrophic injury, and that the loss of one limb should count.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: On April 22, 2026 the House voted 49 to 42 to send the bill to a special committee; the vote index records her no. The bill names no cost.
What still needs checking: Does the special committee report on the bill, and what does it recommend?

- [Debates of April 20, 2026 (morning): Bill M237 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420am-Hansard-n156.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement and Motion 15](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Encourage business and resource development The Chilliwack Progress quotes a statement Maahs released on September 24, 2026, when she announced she would run again. She said the province must develop its resources and encourage businesses large and small.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: A statement of approach. It names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking: What measures does she or her party name for forestry and small business?

- [Heather Maahs to run for re-election in Chilliwack North](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/24/heather-maahs-to-run-for-re-election-in-chilliwack-north/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Address health care waits, homelessness and addiction In the same statement of September 24, 2026, quoted by the Chilliwack Progress, Maahs said patients wait years for surgery and that homelessness, addiction and safer supply are problems to address.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: A reason for running. It names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking: What measures does she name for wait times and addiction care?

- [Heather Maahs to run for re-election in Chilliwack North](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/24/heather-maahs-to-run-for-re-election-in-chilliwack-north/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Conservative Party of BC plan on government spending The party's platform page lists a plan titled A Free and Prosperous BC that says the party will get government working for taxpayers. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Maahs.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Maahs that sets out a tax or budget measure.
What still needs checking: Does the party publish a fiscal plan, and does Maahs speak on it?

- [Party platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge ### Conservative Party of BC plan on transportation The party's platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Moving. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Maahs.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Maahs on highways, transit or ferries.
What still needs checking: Does the party publish its transportation plan?

- [Party platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Conservative Party of BC plan on economic reconciliation The party's platform page lists a plan titled Economic Reconciliation, Healthy Communities, for partnerships, economic development and respect for Indigenous governance. The page does not name Maahs.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text. Her own record on the issue is her recorded votes on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act and the K'ómoks Treaty Act.
What still needs checking: Does the party publish the plan, and what does it say about the Declaration act?

- [Party platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs Recorded votes where the legislature's vote index or a transcript names her. A bill that passed on a voice vote names nobody and is not listed. Feb 26Recorded vote, no; the Supply Act passed 46 to 45 ### Voted no on the 2026 budget motion and the Supply Act The vote index lists Maahs voting no on the budget motion on February 26, 2026, and no at third reading of the Supply Act, 2026-2027 on May 28, 2026.

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The transcript of May 28, 2026 records the result of the Supply Act vote.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 26, 2026 (morning): first reading votes and budget motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226am-Hansard-n126.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 28, 2026 (afternoon): third reading votes](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260528pm-Hansard-n188.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 28Recorded vote, no; the bill passed 46 to 46 on the Speaker's casting vote ### Voted against Bill 9, the freedom of information changes The vote index lists Maahs voting yes on the motion to delay Bill 9 by six months, no at second reading, no on several clauses, and no at third reading.

Scope, limits and sources

The transcript of May 28, 2026 records the tie and the Speaker's vote.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9 hoist motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 28, 2026 (afternoon): third reading votes](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260528pm-Hansard-n188.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 26Recorded vote, yes; first reading was defeated 37 to 50 ### Voted yes at first reading of the Human Rights Code Repeal Act The vote index lists Maahs voting yes on first reading of a bill introduced by MLA Tara Armstrong to repeal the Human Rights Code.

Scope, limits and sources

In a letter printed on March 20, 2026, Maahs wrote that a first reading vote only puts a bill on the table for debate.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 26, 2026 (morning): first reading votes and budget motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226am-Hansard-n126.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Letter: Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs explains recent first reading vote](https://theprogress.com/2026/03/20/letter-chilliwack-north-mla-heather-maahs-explains-recent-first-reading-vote/)Campaign · Chilliwack Progress Apr 1Recorded vote, no; the bill passed 86 to 4 ### One of four members who voted no on Bill 12, the Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act The transcript of April 1, 2026 lists Maahs among the four members who voted no at third reading.

Scope, limits and sources

In the Bill 13 debate on March 31, 2026 she said the Safe Access to Schools Act limited parents who wanted to protest.

- [Debates of April 1, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bill 12](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260401pm-Hansard-n146.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 22Recorded vote, yes; first reading was defeated 44 to 47 ### Voted yes at first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act The vote index lists Maahs voting yes on first reading of a bill introduced by MLA Trevor Halford.

Scope, limits and sources

The transcript of April 22, 2026 records the result.

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The transcript of May 28, 2026 records the result.

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The transcript of April 22, 2026 records the result.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement and Motion 15](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 5Recorded vote, yes; first reading passed 84 to 2 ### Voted yes at first reading of the Drug Recovery and Community Safety Act The vote index lists Maahs voting yes on first reading of Bill M235, introduced by MLA Tara Armstrong to end provincial funding for drug consumption sites.

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First reading introduces a bill. voche.me found no later stage in the 2026 index.

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The transcript of April 21, 2026 records the vote as unanimous and lists no names. The vote index records her yes.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 21, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421pm-Hansard-n159.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 13Recorded vote, yes; the first amendment failed 4 to 5 and the second 4 to 6 ### Voted for two Conservative amendments to the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act The vote index lists Maahs voting yes on two amendments to clause 7 of Bill 11, moved by MLA Claire Rattée. The first would add a duty on a landlord to keep other tenants and staff from exposure to smoke or vapour from controlled substances used indoors. The second would add a duty to make sure tenants with complex health, behavioural or substance use needs have access to appropriate supports.

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The transcript of April 13, 2026 records each of the two divisions in committee and names her among the four yes votes.

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The index records her vote.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 1, 2026 (afternoon): third reading of Bill 12](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260401pm-Hansard-n146.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 28Recorded vote, no; clause 2 passed 5 to 4 and clause 3 passed on the chair's casting vote after a 5 to 5 tie ### Voted no on clauses 2 and 3 of Bill 16, on judicial review and cabinet confidentiality The vote index lists Maahs voting no on clauses 2 and 3 of the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2026. In the committee debate the Attorney General said clause 2 sets a process for certifying cabinet confidentiality in judicial reviews, and an opposition member said clause 3 applies the new rule to reviews already begun.

Scope, limits and sources

The transcript of April 28, 2026 records both committee divisions and the chair's casting vote. By the chair's practice the casting vote follows the rules of the House, so it is no position on the clause.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 28, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 16 committee stage](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260428pm-Hansard-n166.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 19Recorded vote, yes; first reading was defeated 38 to 49 ### Voted yes at first reading of the Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act The vote index lists Maahs voting yes on first reading of a bill introduced by MLA Tara Armstrong. The sponsor said it would classify the promotion of gender ideology as emotional harm in family law, ban social transitions in schools and prohibit medical gender transitions of minors.

Scope, limits and sources

The transcript of February 19, 2026 records the sponsor's description and the result. First reading introduces a bill, and voche.me found no later stage.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 19, 2026 (morning): first reading vote on the Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260219am-Hansard-n119.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 12Recorded vote, yes; first reading was defeated 38 to 49 ### Voted yes at first reading of the Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act The vote index lists Maahs voting yes on first reading of a bill introduced by MLA Tara Armstrong. The sponsor said it would suspend non-essential provincial funding to any Indigenous group that has started an Aboriginal title claim affecting private property.

Scope, limits and sources

The transcript of March 12, 2026 records the sponsor's description and the result.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of March 12, 2026 (morning): first reading vote on the Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260312am-Hansard-n140.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 31Recorded vote, yes; the motion failed 45 to 46 ### Voted yes on Motion M203, Merit Oversight in Public Service The vote index lists Maahs voting yes on a private member's motion moved by the member for Fraser-Nicola.

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The transcript of March 31, 2026 records the deferred vote and the result. voche.me did not read the debate on the motion.

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The transcript of April 20, 2026 records the result. voche.me did not read the debate on the bill.

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The transcript of February 23, 2026 records the result and shows her among the 7 no votes. voche.me did not read the debate on the bill.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): second reading vote on Bill M226](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260223pm-Hansard-n122.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 6Recorded vote, yes; the amendment failed 41 to 48 ### Voted yes on an amendment to raise the basic personal income tax credit to $20,462 The vote index and the transcript list Maahs voting yes on an amendment to second reading of Bill 5, the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2025. It said the bill should not be read a second time until the House raises the basic personal income tax credit to $20,462. She spoke for it on May 1, 2025.

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The transcript of May 6, 2025 records the amendment and the result.

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The transcript of October 23, 2025 lists her among the 5 yes votes.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2025, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd1st/2025-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of October 23, 2025 (morning): first reading vote on the Land Acknowledgement Prohibition Act](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd1st/20251023am-Hansard-n87.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Nov 19Recorded vote, yes; first reading was defeated 43 to 48 ### Voted yes at first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Statute Repeal Act The vote index lists Maahs voting yes on first reading of a private member's bill introduced by the member for Peace River North.

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The transcript of November 19, 2025 records the result. She voted the same way on the 2026 repeal bill listed above.

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The transcript of December 2, 2025 records the result.

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The transcripts of October 29 and November 19, 2025 record the results. By the Speaker's practice the casting vote follows the rules of the House, so it is no position on the bill. voche.me did not read the debate on the bill.

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The transcript of May 28, 2025 records the tie and the casting vote. By the Speaker's practice the casting vote follows the rules of the House, so it is no position on the bill. voche.me did not read the debate on the bill.

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The transcript of May 28, 2025 records the third reading result. voche.me did not read the committee amendments.

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The transcript of December 2, 2025 records the result. voche.me did not read the debate on the bill.

- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2025, entry for Heather Maahs](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd1st/2025-Votesm.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of December 2, 2025 (afternoon): third reading vote on Bill 32](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd1st/20251202pm-Hansard-n113.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Recent appearances / Read and watch ## Talks, interviews & statements Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. Mar 5Debate coverage ### Question on forestry jobs In question period, Maahs asked the forests minister about job losses in the forest industry. - [Debates of March 5, 2026 (morning): question period on forestry jobs](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305am-Hansard-n133.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 5Debate coverage ### Child care estimates, first day As opposition critic for child care, Maahs asked about the pause on new $10-a-day providers in Budget 2026 and how $330 million of child care money is spent. - [Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): Education and Child Care estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 9Debate coverage ### Child care and early learning estimates, second day Maahs asked about federal child care funding, a wage grid for early childhood educators, reading screening and math results, and closed with her view of public funding for child care. - [Debates of March 9, 2026 (afternoon): Education and Child Care estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260309pm-Hansard-n136.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 10Speech ### Members' statement on support for children A statement on the duty of parents and lawmakers to care for children. - [Debates of March 10, 2026 (morning): members' statement on support for children](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260310am-Hansard-n137.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 31Speech ### Speech on Bill 13, access zones at places of worship Maahs said the bill would not stop antisemitism or violence and that existing laws should be enforced. - [Debates of March 31, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 13 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331pm-Hansard-n145.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 20Speech ### Speech for Bill M237 on catastrophic injury Maahs spoke for changing the car insurance definition so the loss of one limb counts as catastrophic. - [Debates of April 20, 2026 (morning): Bill M237 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420am-Hansard-n156.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 20Speech ### Speech on Bill 16 Maahs spoke on development cost charges, mental health treatment in custody, judicial review and electric vehicle targets. - [Debates of April 20, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 16 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420pm-Hansard-n157.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 21Speech ### Speech against Bill 9 at second reading Maahs said the bill gives government more power to delay or refuse freedom of information requests. - [Debates of April 21, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421pm-Hansard-n159.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 22Speech ### Members' statement on Chilliwack greenhouses A statement on farming technology from the Netherlands and Chilliwack's Dutch community. - [Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement and Motion 15](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 28Speech ### Members' statement on Chilliwack recreation A statement on fishing, hiking and farm tours in Chilliwack. - [Debates of April 28, 2026 (morning): members' statement on Chilliwack recreation](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260428am-Hansard-n165.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 6Speech ### Speech for the motion to delay Bill 9 Maahs supported a six-month delay of Bill 9 for more public review. - [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9 hoist motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 21Debate coverage ### Question on a supportive housing lease Maahs asked the housing minister why a 140-unit hotel was kept open for two tenants at a cost she gave as $550,000 for two months. - [Debates of May 21, 2026 (morning): question period on a supportive housing lease](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260521am-Hansard-n180.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 20Statement ### Statement on child care centre closures A caucus release in her name on the closure of three child care centres and the $10-a-day program. Fraser Valley Today printed a version as her opinion piece on May 21. - [NDP Government Fails to Deliver Affordable Childcare](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/ndp-government-fails-to-deliver-affordable-childcare/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia - [Your Perspective: B.C. NDP fails to deliver on $10/day child care promise](https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2026/05/21/b-c-ndp-fails-to-deliver-on-10-day-child-care-promise/)Campaign · Fraser Valley Today (opinion piece by Heather Maahs) Jun 30Statement ### Statement on becoming interim Opposition leader The caucus release naming the shadow cabinet quotes her on the role of a strong opposition. - [Kerry-Lynne Findlay Announces Shadow Cabinet](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/kerry-lynne-findlay-announces-shadow-cabinet/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia Jul 7Statement ### Statement after the Penticton caucus meeting As interim Opposition leader, she said the caucus was united under Findlay's leadership. - [B.C. Conservative Caucus More United Than Ever](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/bc-conservative-caucus-more-united-than-ever/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia Aug 6Statement ### Joint statement on wildfire crews from Mexico A statement with Findlay thanking wildfire support crews from Mexico and others fighting fires. - [Joint Statement from Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay and MLA Heather Maahs](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/joint-statement-from-hon-kerry-lynne-findlay-and-mla-heather-maahs/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia Sep 24Statement ### Statement announcing she will run again Quoted by the Chilliwack Progress, she criticized the early election call and named forestry, health care, business and addiction as problems. - [Heather Maahs to run for re-election in Chilliwack North](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/24/heather-maahs-to-run-for-re-election-in-chilliwack-north/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress Mar 11Speech ### Speech on Budget 2025 Maahs said the budget failed Chilliwack North on crime, overdoses, a promised Stó:lō recovery facility, safe supply and agriculture. She said the Conservative caucus had called for a public inquiry into the safe supply program. - [Debates of March 11, 2025 (afternoon): budget debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd1st/20250311pm-Hansard-n23.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 8Speech ### Members' statement on farmers A statement thanking farmers in the Fraser Valley for their work. - [Debates of April 8, 2025 (morning): members' statement on farmers](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd1st/20250408am-Hansard-n36.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 1Speech ### Speech for the Bill 5 amendment on the basic personal income tax credit Maahs said raising the basic personal amount would ease costs for low and middle income families, and asked members to vote for the amendment. - [Debates of May 1, 2025 (afternoon): Bill 5 debate on the basic personal income tax credit](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd1st/20250501pm-Hansard-n53.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Oct 6Speech ### Members' statement on Cheam Elementary School A statement marking the 150th anniversary of a Chilliwack elementary school. - [Debates of October 6, 2025 (afternoon): members' statement on Cheam Elementary School](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd1st/20251006pm-Hansard-n76.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page. Official findingFebruary 13, 2024 ### Three censures by the Chilliwack Board of Education Fraser Valley Today reported that the board censured Maahs as a trustee in March 2023 for a breach of its code of conduct, in December 2023 for public opposition to practices the board endorsed, and in February 2024 for not keeping board matters confidential. #### Candidate or party response Maahs said the December 2023 censure followed her refusal to remove a news story she had shared on social media, according to Fraser Valley Today. In an emailed statement the Chilliwack Progress printed on December 19, 2023, she said she found it troubling that the board treated reposting an article as a censurable offence. After the March 2023 censure she wrote that the board chair had cut the microphone on the public and on her at a February 7, 2023 meeting, and that the board had held her responsible for the public reaction without a fair process. #### Verified status and limits After the third censure the board removed her from closed meetings for the rest of the 2023-24 school year, Fraser Valley Today reported. The board's own records were not opened. The Progress reported in March 2023 that the board said no further action was being taken beyond hiring a facilitator. - [Chilliwack school board censures trustee for the 3rd time](https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2024/02/14/chilliwack-school-board-censures-trustee-for-the-3rd-time/)Reporting · Fraser Valley Today - [Chilliwack school board censures trustee Heather Maahs](https://theprogress.com/2023/03/17/chilliwack-school-board-censures-trustee-heather-maahs/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress - [Heather Maahs responds to Chilliwack School Board censure](https://theprogress.com/2023/03/21/heather-maahs-responds-to-chilliwack-school-board-censure/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress - [Chilliwack trustee Heather Maahs censured again over inclusion](https://theprogress.com/2023/12/19/chilliwack-trustee-heather-maahs-censured-again-over-inclusion/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress Policy disputeMarch 19, 2026 ### Letter on her Human Rights Code Repeal Act vote A Chilliwack resident wrote to the Chilliwack Progress objecting to her yes vote on first reading of the Human Rights Code Repeal Act on February 26, 2026. #### Candidate or party response In a letter printed on March 20, 2026, Maahs wrote that a first reading vote only puts a bill on the table for debate, and that she had placed a motion for a committee to review the human rights system. #### Verified status and limits First reading was defeated 37 to 50, according to the transcript. No official finding applies. - [Letter: Chilliwack voter discomfited by Conservative MLA's vote](https://theprogress.com/2026/03/19/letter-chilliwack-voter-discomfited-by-conservative-mlas-vote/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress - [Letter: Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs explains recent first reading vote](https://theprogress.com/2026/03/20/letter-chilliwack-north-mla-heather-maahs-explains-recent-first-reading-vote/)Campaign · Chilliwack Progress - [Debates of February 26, 2026 (morning): first reading votes and budget motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226am-Hansard-n126.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Policy disputeJune 30, 2026 ### Dispute over a Christian lobby group at the legislature CBC News reports that independent MLA Elenore Sturko clashed with Maahs after Maahs invited the Association for Reformed Political Action to speak in the legislature in May 2025. Sturko called Findlay's new leadership team a "circus tent". #### Candidate or party response Maahs told CBC News there are many different faith groups in B.C. that deserve to be heard. #### Verified status and limits A dispute between politicians. voche.me found no official finding. - [New B.C. Conservative leader promotes loyalist MLAs to key leadership positions](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-conservative-new-leadership-positions-9.7253522)Reporting · CBC News · Katie DeRosa - [Findlay shakes up B.C. Conservative caucus leadership, installs Maahs as interim leader](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/06/29/findlay-shakes-up-b-c-conservative-caucus-leadership-installs-maahs-as-interim-leader/)Reporting · Langley Advance Times Campaign disputeOctober 2, 2026 ### Call to drop her as a candidate over 2022 remarks about a school library book Abbotsford News reported on June 3, 2022 that Maahs, then a school trustee, was a guest on an internet talk show on May 26, 2022. Asked about a book in a Chilliwack high school library, she said: "You said maybe grooming. It's for sure grooming." On October 1 and 2, 2026 BC NDP member Spencer Chandra Herbert, the party's candidate in Vancouver-West End, called on Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson to remove her as a candidate before the nomination deadline. He described the remarks as conflating the gay community with pedophilia and called them homophobic. CTV News and Abbotsford News reported the call. Both the quoted words and the characterisation are those of the people named. A court or regulator has made no finding. #### Candidate or party response Interim leader Lorne Doerkson told CTV's Question Period that he does not share the view, and when asked whether she would remain a candidate he answered "Yes." Abbotsford News reported it asked the party, Maahs and Doerkson for comment, and that the party instead sent a statement from another candidate, Dion Weisner, which criticised the NDP and said every British Columbian deserves respect and dignity. voche.me found no statement from Maahs on the 2026 call. In 2022 the board's vice chair at the time told the paper the suggestion of grooming was false and hurtful, and the superintendent said Chilliwack educators work to support diversity and human rights. #### Verified status and limits No official finding. The nomination deadline was 1 p.m. PT on October 3, 2026. The Elections BC list read by voche.me on October 3 shows her as the Conservative candidate, and its heading says it may not be the final list. - [Chilliwack school trustee Heather Maahs suggests some within SD33 are "grooming children"](https://abbynews.com/2022/06/03/chilliwack-school-trustee-heather-maahs-suggests-some-within-sd33-are-grooming-children/)Reporting · Abbotsford News (Black Press) - [NDP calls for Conservatives to drop Chilliwack candidate over LGBTQ+ remarks](https://abbynews.com/2026/10/02/ndp-calls-for-conservatives-to-drop-chilliwack-candidate-over-lgbtq-remarks/)Reporting · Abbotsford News · Lauren Collins, Black Press - [B.C. Conservative leader disagrees with candidate's anti-LGBT remarks, but won't remove her as candidate](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-conservative-leader-disagrees-with-candidates-lgbt-remarks-but-wont-remove-her-as-candidate/)Reporting · CTV News · Brennan MacDonald - [Doerkson has the chance to reject homophobia on his team, says Chandra Herbert](https://www.bcndp.ca/releases/doerkson-has-chance-reject-homophobia-his-team-says-chandra-herbert)Campaign · BC NDP Policy disputeOctober 8, 2025 ### Dispute over a legislature vote on a Christian lobby group Fraser Valley Today reported that a former Chilliwack-Kent MLA wrote on Facebook that no Conservative member was in the chamber on October 6, 2025 for the vote on an NDP motion condemning intolerance by the Association for Reformed Political Action, and said both Chilliwack MLAs had failed to take a stand. #### Candidate or party response Maahs said in a Facebook statement that the caucus chose not to give attention to what she called a "nasty bit of vitriol" and did not attend the vote, and that she believes in freedom of speech and freedom of religion, according to Fraser Valley Today. #### Verified status and limits A dispute between politicians. voche.me found no official finding. - [Ex-MLA questions walkout by Chilliwack MLAs over ARPA vote, but Maahs says motion was a "nasty bit of vitriol"](https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2025/10/08/ex-mla-questions-walkout-by-chilliwack-mlas-but-maahs-says-motion-was-a-nasty-bit-of-vitriol/)Reporting · Fraser Valley Today News coverage / Original publishers ## Read the reporting A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections. April 16, 2026Reporting Fraser Valley Today ### Maahs endorses Kerry-Lynne Findlay for party leader Reports her endorsement and quotes her statement. - [Chilliwack North MLA endorses former 14-year MP, cabinet minister to lead B.C. Conservatives](https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2026/04/16/chilliwack-north-mla-endorses-former-14-year-mp-cabinet-minister-to-lead-b-c-conservatives/)Reporting · Fraser Valley Today June 29, 2026Reporting Fraser Valley Today ### Maahs appointed interim leader of the Official Opposition Reports the appointment and quotes her. - [Chilliwack North MLA appointed interim leader of the Official Opposition](https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2026/06/29/chilliwack-north-mla-appointed-interim-leader-of-the-official-opposition/)Reporting · Fraser Valley Today June 29, 2026Reporting Langley Advance Times ### Findlay installs Maahs as interim leader Reports the appointment and quotes her on the role. - [Findlay shakes up B.C. Conservative caucus leadership, installs Maahs as interim leader](https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/06/29/findlay-shakes-up-b-c-conservative-caucus-leadership-installs-maahs-as-interim-leader/)Reporting · Langley Advance Times June 30, 2026Reporting CBC News · Katie DeRosa ### Findlay promotes loyalist MLAs Reports her appointment and the dispute with Elenore Sturko. - [New B.C. Conservative leader promotes loyalist MLAs to key leadership positions](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-conservative-new-leadership-positions-9.7253522)Reporting · CBC News · Katie DeRosa September 21, 2026Reporting Nakusp Arrow Lakes News ### Lorne Doerkson becomes interim leader Reports that the caucus chose Doerkson as interim leader after Findlay resigned. It does not name Maahs. - [B.C. Conservatives appoint Lorne Doerkson interim leader as ousted MLAs rejoin party](https://arrowlakesnews.com/2026/09/21/b-c-conservatives-appoint-lorne-doerkson-interim-leader/)Reporting · Nakusp Arrow Lakes News September 24, 2026Reporting Chilliwack Progress ### Maahs to run for re-election in Chilliwack North Reports her candidacy and quotes her statement. - [Heather Maahs to run for re-election in Chilliwack North](https://theprogress.com/2026/09/24/heather-maahs-to-run-for-re-election-in-chilliwack-north/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress June 23, 2025Reporting My Nelson Now · Emily Joveski ### Conservatives question rent supports for former youth in care Quotes Maahs, as critic for Indigenous child and family services, on rent supplements for youth leaving care. - [Conservatives question why B.C. isn't delivering promised rent supports for former youth in care](https://www.mynelsonnow.com/71974/news/provincial/conservatives-question-why-b-c-isnt-delivering-promised-rent-supports-for-former-youth-in-care/)Reporting · My Nelson Now · Emily Joveski October 3, 2026Reporting CTV News · Brennan MacDonald ### Doerkson says Maahs can run despite remarks Reports the interim leader's answer on a CTV interview and quotes the NDP statement and her 2022 words. - [B.C. Conservative leader disagrees with candidate's anti-LGBT remarks, but won't remove her as candidate](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-conservative-leader-disagrees-with-candidates-lgbt-remarks-but-wont-remove-her-as-candidate/)Reporting · CTV News · Brennan MacDonald October 2, 2026Reporting Abbotsford News · Lauren Collins, Black Press ### NDP calls for Conservatives to drop Chilliwack candidate Reports the NDP call, the 2022 interview and the party's emailed reply from another candidate. - [NDP calls for Conservatives to drop Chilliwack candidate over LGBTQ+ remarks](https://abbynews.com/2026/10/02/ndp-calls-for-conservatives-to-drop-chilliwack-candidate-over-lgbtq-remarks/)Reporting · Abbotsford News · Lauren Collins, Black Press September 24, 2026Reporting Fraser Valley Today ### Maahs says Eby's snap election is ill-advised Reports her statement on the election call, mill closures and health care waits. - [Amid mill closures and long waits for healthcare procedures, Maahs says Eby's snap election is ill-advised](https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2026/09/24/amid-mill-closures-and-long-waits-for-healthcare-procedures-maahs-says-ebys-snap-election-is-ill-advised/)Reporting · Fraser Valley Today October 1, 2026Reporting Fraser Valley Today ### Elections BC list shows NDP and CentreBC candidates in Chilliwack North Reports that the Elections BC list shows Adila Shaukat for the BC NDP, Dan Grice for CentreBC and Heather Maahs for the Conservatives, and that OneBC will not run a candidate in the riding. - [Elections BC website lists NDP candidate for Chilliwack North riding](https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2026/10/01/ndp-candidate-steps-forward-in-chilliwack-north-riding/)Reporting · Fraser Valley Today December 2, 2024Reporting Chilliwack Progress ### Maahs resigns from the Chilliwack school board Reports her letter resigning as trustee after her election as MLA. - [Conservative MLA Heather Maahs resigns from Chilliwack school board](https://theprogress.com/2024/12/02/conservative-mla-heather-maahs-resigns-from-chilliwack-school-board/)Reporting · Chilliwack Progress June 3, 2022Reporting Abbotsford News (Black Press) ### Maahs suggests some within the school district are grooming children Reports her words on a talk show about a library book and the replies from a board member and the superintendent. - [Chilliwack school trustee Heather Maahs suggests some within SD33 are "grooming children"](https://abbynews.com/2022/06/03/chilliwack-school-trustee-heather-maahs-suggests-some-within-sd33-are-grooming-children/)Reporting · Abbotsford News (Black Press) October 8, 2025Reporting Fraser Valley Today ### Chilliwack MLAs and the ARPA vote Reports the criticism from a former MLA and Maahs's reply. - [Ex-MLA questions walkout by Chilliwack MLAs over ARPA vote, but Maahs says motion was a "nasty bit of vitriol"](https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2025/10/08/ex-mla-questions-walkout-by-chilliwack-mlas-but-maahs-says-motion-was-a-nasty-bit-of-vitriol/)Reporting · Fraser Valley Today Research / 70 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 3, 2026. 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- Letter: Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs explains recent first reading vote Chilliwack Progress · March 20, 2026 - Your Perspective: B.C. NDP fails to deliver on $10/day child care promise Fraser Valley Today (opinion piece by Heather Maahs) · May 21, 2026 - NDP Government Fails to Deliver Affordable Childcare Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · May 20, 2026 - Kerry-Lynne Findlay Announces Shadow Cabinet Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · June 30, 2026 - B.C. Conservative Caucus More United Than Ever Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · July 7, 2026 - Joint Statement from Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay and MLA Heather Maahs Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · August 6, 2026 - Heather Maahs candidate page Conservative Party of BC - Party platform page Conservative Party of BC - Heather Maahs, member profile Conservative Caucus of British Columbia - Statement from Interim Leader Lorne Doerkson on Caucus Membership Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · September 21, 2026 - Heather Maahs, candidate page (second address) Conservative Party of BC - Doerkson has the chance to reject homophobia on his team, says Chandra Herbert BC NDP · October 1, 2026

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- New B.C. Conservative leader promotes loyalist MLAs to key leadership positions CBC News · Katie DeRosa · June 30, 2026 - Chilliwack North MLA appointed interim leader of the Official Opposition Fraser Valley Today · June 29, 2026 - Findlay shakes up B.C. Conservative caucus leadership, installs Maahs as interim leader Langley Advance Times · June 29, 2026 - B.C. Conservatives appoint Lorne Doerkson interim leader as ousted MLAs rejoin party Nakusp Arrow Lakes News · September 21, 2026 - Heather Maahs to run for re-election in Chilliwack North Chilliwack Progress · September 24, 2026 - Chilliwack North MLA endorses former 14-year MP, cabinet minister to lead B.C. Conservatives Fraser Valley Today · April 16, 2026 - Letter: Chilliwack voter discomfited by Conservative MLA's vote Chilliwack Progress · March 19, 2026 - Chilliwack school board censures trustee for the 3rd time Fraser Valley Today · February 14, 2024 - Conservatives question why B.C. isn't delivering promised rent supports for former youth in care My Nelson Now · Emily Joveski · June 23, 2025 - Conservative MLA Heather Maahs resigns from Chilliwack school board Chilliwack Progress · December 2, 2024 - Chilliwack school board censures trustee Heather Maahs Chilliwack Progress · March 17, 2023 - Heather Maahs responds to Chilliwack School Board censure Chilliwack Progress · March 21, 2023 - Chilliwack trustee Heather Maahs censured again over inclusion Chilliwack Progress · December 19, 2023 - Chilliwack school trustee Heather Maahs suggests some within SD33 are "grooming children" Abbotsford News (Black Press) · June 3, 2022 - NDP calls for Conservatives to drop Chilliwack candidate over LGBTQ+ remarks Abbotsford News · Lauren Collins, Black Press · October 2, 2026 - B.C. Conservative leader disagrees with candidate's anti-LGBT remarks, but won't remove her as candidate CTV News · Brennan MacDonald · October 3, 2026 - Ex-MLA questions walkout by Chilliwack MLAs over ARPA vote, but Maahs says motion was a "nasty bit of vitriol" Fraser Valley Today · October 8, 2025 - Amid mill closures and long waits for healthcare procedures, Maahs says Eby's snap election is ill-advised Fraser Valley Today · September 24, 2026 - Elections BC website lists NDP candidate for Chilliwack North riding Fraser Valley Today · October 1, 2026

Checked again on 2026-10-03. No campaign website of her own was found; the party candidate page holds a biography written by the party and no measures, and its news list is empty. The label "Interim Conservative Party Leader" that the party page showed on 2026-09-30 is gone on 2026-10-03. The legislature member record saved for this election lists no roles for her, so her Opposition leader and critic roles come from reporting and caucus pages, which are the caucus's own descriptions. Her X page returned a payment-required error and her Facebook page showed only a name, so nothing from either is used. Only her own passages were read, in 32 of the transcripts the 2025 and 2026 indexes point to. Many 2025 speeches listed in the 2025 index were not opened, among them the Bill 29 debate and the Children and Family Development estimates debate that fit her critic role. Several recorded votes rest on the vote index alone, and the content of the bills behind them was not read where the entry says so. The 2022 interview was read through the news report only, and the recording was not opened. Her trustee record from 2008 to 2024 and the three censures were not checked against Chilliwack School District records. The questions she read into the record on the Supreme Court ruling on child care eligibility had no published answer in the transcripts read. No 2026 all-candidates meeting for Chilliwack North was found. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. Her reply to the October 2026 call from the NDP was not found. The questionnaire has not been sent. The name search used news search pages from Bing and Google and the sites of local papers, because the search tool had reached its usage limit. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Second pass on 2026-10-03, after a first pass from 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-02. Repeated today: the Elections BC candidate list, her two party candidate pages, the Conservative caucus news list and member profile, the legislature's 2026 speech and vote indexes, news from the last 5 days, and a first read of the legislature's 2025 speech and vote indexes with 11 transcripts from 2025 and 6 more from 2026. Changes from the first pass. The Elections BC list still gives Chilliwack North, Heather Maahs, Conservative Party, with the same spelling. Her party page no longer carries the label "Interim Conservative Party Leader" it showed on 2026-09-30. The 2026 indexes hold no speech or vote added since 2026-09-30, and the last 2026 transcript is Issue 188 of May 28, 2026. The Chilliwack Progress letter of December 2, 2024 shows she resigned as trustee that month, so the earlier line that she served until she was elected MLA was corrected. Her trustee dates come from the Progress and from her own letter, and no school district record was opened. Her commitments on this page come from what she said in the legislature, in caucus releases and in reporting that quotes her. No campaign website of her own was found. Sections with no entry record that voche.me found nothing on this date. [Hansard members index, 2026](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm) [Recorded votes index, 2026](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesm.htm) [Hansard members index, 2025](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd1st/2025-members-indexm.htm) [Recorded votes index, 2025](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd1st/2025-Votesm.htm) 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2026 ### Shadow Minister for Agriculture and for Childcare and Early Childhood Education The Conservative caucus page lists both roles and says she was also the Official Opposition critic for the Ministry of Children and Family Development for two years. These are the caucus's own descriptions, read on 2026-10-03. The legislature record read by voche.me lists no roles for her. [Conservative Caucus of BC, member profile](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla/heather-maahs/) June 2026 to September 2026 ### Interim Leader of the Official Opposition Named by party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, according to CBC News. Arrow Lakes News reports the caucus chose Lorne Doerkson as interim leader on September 20, 2026. [CBC News, June 30, 2026](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-conservative-new-leadership-positions-9.7253522) 2026 ### Conservative critic for child care and early childhood education She named herself the opposition critic for child care in the estimates debate of March 5, 2026. The caucus release of June 30, 2026 keeps her in the role. [Hansard, March 5, 2026](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html) 2024 to present ### MLA for Chilliwack North Elected in 2024 with 11,776 votes, 54.58% of the valid vote. [Elections BC statement of votes, 2024](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf) 2025 ### Conservative critic for Indigenous child and family services My Nelson Now names her in this role in June 2025. [My Nelson Now, June 23, 2025](https://www.mynelsonnow.com/71974/news/provincial/conservatives-question-why-b-c-isnt-delivering-promised-rent-supports-for-former-youth-in-care/) 2008 to December 2024 ### Chilliwack School District trustee Dates as reported by the Chilliwack Progress. In a letter printed on December 2, 2024 she wrote that she was resigning her seat on the Board of Education after 16 years. voche.me has not checked the dates against school district records. [Chilliwack Progress, December 2, 2024](https://theprogress.com/2024/12/02/conservative-mla-heather-maahs-resigns-from-chilliwack-school-board/) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Heather Maahs directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Heather Maahs's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.

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What party is Heather Maahs running with?

Heather Maahs is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.

Does Heather Maahs currently hold public office?

Yes. Heather Maahs currently serves as MLA for Chilliwack North.

How many sources does this Heather Maahs profile cite?

This profile lists 10 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.

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The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Heather Maahs in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.

When is the election Heather Maahs is running in?

The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.

06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [Elections BC · provincial candidate list ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Elections BC · statement of votes, 2024 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Hansard members index, 2026 ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Conservative Party of BC candidate page ](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/heather-maahs/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Heather Maahs · Conservative Party of BC candidate page ](https://conservativebc.ca/mla/heather-maahs/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [CTV News, October 3, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-conservative-leader-disagrees-with-candidates-lgbt-remarks-but-wont-remove-her-as-candidate/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Abbotsford News, October 2, 2026 ](https://abbynews.com/2026/10/02/ndp-calls-for-conservatives-to-drop-chilliwack-candidate-over-lgbtq-remarks/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Chilliwack Progress, December 2, 2024 ](https://theprogress.com/2024/12/02/conservative-mla-heather-maahs-resigns-from-chilliwack-school-board/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Hansard members index, 2025 ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd1st/2025-members-indexm.htm)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Conservative Caucus of BC member profile ](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla/heather-maahs/)Checked October 3, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Conservative Party of BC candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/heather-maahs/) [Conservative Party of BC](https://conservativebc.ca/mla/heather-maahs/) [Conservative Caucus of BC member profile](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla/heather-maahs/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates) [MLA**A'aliya Warbus**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/a-aliya-warbus) [MLA**Abraham Nordine**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/abraham-nordine) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Heather Maahs a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.